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It's been revealed that vocal group The Gospellers will be singing the national anthem at the '2012 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup' finals, which will be held on November 3rd at Kokuritsu Kyougijou.
The Gospellers previously sang the national anthem at friendly matches for the Japanese national football team, but this will be their first time singing at a J.League match.
For the finals, Shimizu S-Pulse and Kashima Antlers will play agai

Nobody in his right mind would dare to reject a casting offer by famed director Mitani Koki ('A Ghost of a Chance') and so it's no surprise that he is able to announce an ensemble cast of 26 starring actors for 26 leading roles in his new movie 'Kiyosu Kaigi' ('Kiyosu Conference'), which is a live-action adaptation of his own historic novel of the same name.
The story revolves around a conference at Kiyosu Castle between Shibata Katsuie, H

On October 22nd, it was announced that AKB48's Kojima Haruna is going to make an appearance in the upcoming Fuji TV 'Getsu 9' (Monday 9pm) drama 'PRICELESS ~Aru Wake Needaro, Nnamon!~' starring SMAP's Kimura Takuya.
After Shinoda Mariko in 'Taisetsunakoto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshietekureta' and Oshima Yuko in 'Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu', she's only the third AKB48 member to show off her acting skills in this prestigious time slot.
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On October 21st, actress Kawaguchi Haruna held a release event for her 2013 calendar.
Kawaguchi, who is currently in her final year of high school, revealed, "I have an English and world history test at school tomorrow, so I'm planning on studying right after the event." She added, "But I don't have any confidence... I just have to do my best to memorize."
However, she will be graduating next March, so she commented, "When I graduate, I

Popular idol group AKB48's new documentary film, 'DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 No flower without rain Shoujo Tachi wa Namida no Ato ni Nani wo Miru?', will open in theaters nationwide on February 1, 2013.
AKB48 has previously released 2 documentary films: 'DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 to be continued 10 Nengo, Shoujo Tachi wa Ima no Jibun ni Nani wo Omou no Darou?' in January of 2011 and 'DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 Show must go on Shoujo Tachi wa Kizutsuki Naga

Popular idol group Momoiro Clover Z appeared on the front cover and in a gravure first page of the October 22 issue of Shogakukan’s manga magazine “Weekly Big Comic Spirits.” The group appeared in a gravure photo that was a collaboration with popular anime “Mobile Suit Gundam.”
In this gravure photo project, the five Momoiro Clover Z members dressed in the uniform of the “Earth Federation.” The federation fights against the mobile suits l

On October 20th, AKB48's Iwasa Misaki held an award ceremony for "'Mujin Eki' Photo Contest" at Aqua City Odaiba in Tokyo.
To celebrate the success of her solo debut single, "Mujin Eki" (released in February), Iwasa held a photo contest featuring empty train stations nationwide. Out of over 1,000 photos that were collected during a two and a half month period, 40 of them were given awards.
At the ceremony, Iwasa handed certificates to the

NICO Touches the Walls has revealed the jacket covers for their upcoming single, "Yume 1-gou"!
"Yume 1-gou" is the band's 2nd single of the year, and it's scheduled for release on December 19th. Like their latest artist photo, the jacket covers feature the members covered entirely in white. The limited and regular editions will come with different jacket covers.
Check them out below!
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Singer-songwriter aiko has added more dates to her nationwide tour, 'Love Like Pop vol.15'.
The additional performances will be titled 'Love Like Pop vol.15 add.'. She will be holding 7 more shows in 4 locations.
More details regarding the performance and tickets will be announced later. Members of aiko's fan club, Baby Peenats, will have priority for ticket pre-reservations.
You can check out the newly added dates below.
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7-member vocal and dance group, GENERATIONS who will be having their major debut on November 21st with their first single “BRAVE IT OUT”, have finally revealed the full PV to the debut song!
GENERATIONS belongs to LDH, the same company as EXILE, consisting of Shirahama Alan, Katayose Ryota, Kazuhara Ryuto, Komori Hayato, Sano Reo, Sekiguchi Mandy, and Nakatsuka Yuta.
Check out the full PV below!
Thanks to Tash for the tip!